What could it be?

I was diagnosed with lupus years ago, with the usual symptoms off and on for years........mainly fatigue,
positive ANA, flu-like symptoms, etc... No organ damage has been done. Now I am almost 66 and my
Rhumatologist says he thinks since I am post menopause, it's likely not lupus, though my ANA and my
RA tests are elevated. What could be happening?

[Garth L Nicolson, PhD]

Often we see patients with an incomplete diagnosis of Lupus or a diagnosis of atypical Lupus, such patients are infected with chronic bacteria and viruses, resulting in flu-like signs/symptoms and many other problems.  If you have one or more of these infections, they can be identified and treated. See www.immed.org for more information.

As to the fatigue, I recommend Lipid Replacement Therapy with NTFactor to repair mitochondrial membrane damage that is the usual source for a decline in cellular energy production.  You can find out more at www.ntfactor.com.

Prof. Garth Nicolson